diff --git a/src/plugins/splash/two-step/plugin.c b/src/plugins/splash/two-step/plugin.c
index 2c6d97a0..8a734543 100644
--- a/src/plugins/splash/two-step/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/splash/two-step/plugin.c
@@ -540,8 +540,6 @@ create_plugin (ply_key_file_t *key_file)
 
   asprintf (&image_path, "%s/background-tile.png", image_dir);
   plugin->background_tile_image = ply_image_new (image_path);
-
-  ply_trace ("loading background tile %s", image_path);
   free (image_path);
 
   plugin->animation_dir = image_dir;